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ChristianToday |
11:51pm PDT |
Avalon ready to rock with Reborn |
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Summary: Avalon are now iReborni their aptly titled brand new project slated for release on September 15 |
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BBC News |
11:37pm PDT |
Baby cut from mother found alive |
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Summary: A baby who was cut from her mother's womb is found alive two days after the woman's body was discovered, US police say. |
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ChristianToday |
11:30pm PDT |
Indian court convicts five more for Orissa antiChristian violence |
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Summary: An Indian court has sentenced another five persons to six years in prison for the second time in a month for their involvement in violence against Christians in Orissa a year ago |
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Yahoo News |
11:30pm PDT |
Iran opposition leaders to visit protesters' graves
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Summary: AFP - In a fresh act of defiance, Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi will visit on Thursday the graves of slain protesters who opposed the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. |
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BBC News |
11:28pm PDT |
Call for 'smarter' drugs policy |
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Summary: Police should tolerate some drug dealing to keep down levels of violent crime, a report by a think tank says. |
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Cnn.com |
11:21pm PDT |
Senators: No health care deal until after recess |
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Summary: Two of the three Senate Republicans negotiating a bipartisan deal on health-care reform said late Wednesday they consider an agreement out of reach before the Senate goes on its August recess.
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BBC News |
11:02pm PDT |
Rail strike disrupts passengers |
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Summary: Travellers in East Anglia face disruption as train workers stage the first of four 48-hour walk-outs. |
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BBC News |
11:01pm PDT |
Homes 'may rise in value in 2009' |
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Summary: The Nationwide believes there is a "reasonable chance" house prices could end the year higher than they started 2009. |
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BBC News |
10:49pm PDT |
Flypast for WWI veteran's funeral |
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Summary: One of Britain's last World War I veterans, Henry Allingham, will be buried later at a family funeral with military honours. |
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Cnn.com |
10:45pm PDT |
Coast Guard calls off search for Haitians |
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Summary: The U.S. Coast Guard has called off its search for as many as 79 Haitians missing after a boat capsized near the Turks and Caicos Islands, a spokeswoman said early Thursday.
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BBC News |
10:41pm PDT |
Final day for 302 Indesit workers |
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Summary: More than 300 staff at a washing machine factory work their last shift, as production is moved abroad. |
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BBC News |
10:41pm PDT |
Housing lack causing ward back-up |
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Summary: A lack of community housing and services is preventing people with mental health problems being discharged from hospital. |
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Cnn.com |
10:38pm PDT |
Baby cut from slain mom's womb found alive |
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Summary: A baby believed to be ripped from the womb of its mother has been found, Massachusetts police said Wednesday. In addition, authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the crime.
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Cnn.com |
10:13pm PDT |
Former Enron chief to be resentenced |
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Summary: Former Enron Corp. chief Jeffrey Skilling, convicted three years ago of fraud, is scheduled to be resentenced Thursday after a federal appeals court vacated his 24-year sentence earlier this year.
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Yahoo News |
10:13pm PDT |
New tensions as NKorea seizes SKorean fishing boat
(AFP)
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Summary: AFP - North Korea on Thursday seized a stray South Korean fishing boat and its four crew members, officials said, ratcheting up tensions after a week of aggressive sabre-rattling from the communist regime. |
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Yahoo News |
10:13pm PDT |
As U.S. recession bites, Ohio hopes fade for Obama
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hope and jobs are in short supply in Ohio eight months after President Barack Obama won the recession-battered state in the 2008 election with promises of a better future. |
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BBC News |
10:00pm PDT |
Call to 'tolerate' drug dealers |
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Summary: Police should tolerate some drug dealing to keep down levels of violent crime, a report by a think tank says. |
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BBC News |
10:00pm PDT |
Drugs strategy 'needs to change' |
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Summary: Police should tolerate some drug dealing to keep down levels of violent crime, a report by a think tank says. |
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Cnn.com |
9:56pm PDT |
Swimming: Phelps sets 200m butterfly record |
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Summary: Multiple Olympic champion Michael Phelps bounced back on Wednesday to set a world record in the 200 meters butterfly after suffering his first defeat in international competition in four years a day earlier at the world swimming championships in Rome.
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BBC News |
9:44pm PDT |
Bangladesh to pull out soldiers |
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Summary: Bangladesh decides to pull out troops from the south-eastern hill region, 12 years after signing a peace deal with tribal insurgents. |
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Yahoo News |
9:24pm PDT |
Chamberlain dominates in Yanks' 6-2 win over Rays
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Summary: AP - Joba Chamberlain pitched eight scoreless innings and Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano homered and drove in two runs apiece to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night. |
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BBC News |
9:21pm PDT |
Iran opposition vows to defy ban |
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Summary: Iranian opposition leaders pledge to ignore a ban and attend ceremonies to honour those killed in post-election violence. |
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Yahoo News |
9:17pm PDT |
GAO: Unsafe truck, bus companies still on highways
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Hundreds of tractor-trailer and bus companies ordered to shut down because of federal safety violations ranging from suspended licenses to possible drug use have stayed on the road by using different names, investigators say. |
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Yahoo News |
9:04pm PDT |
Unemployment spreads distress in U.S. home loans
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Cities in the U.S. Sun Belt states of California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona dominated the record foreclosure spree in the first half of the year, but distress in other regions emerged as joblessness spread, RealtyTrac said on Thursday. |
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Yahoo News |
9:03pm PDT |
Baby taken from slain mom's womb found; 2 arrested
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Summary: AP - A baby girl who was cut from her mother's womb has been found alive and two people were arrested in the woman's killing, police said late Wednesday. |
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ChristianPost |
8:58pm PDT |
Trial Date Set for Suspected Tiller Killer |
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Summary: A Kansas judge has ordered an anti-abortion activist to stand trial in the death of late-term abortion provider George Tiller, who was fatally shot during a church service in May. |
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ChristianPost |
8:57pm PDT |
Drive for Parental Rights Amendment Picks Up Over 110 Co-Signers |
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Summary: A constitutional amendment to ensure the fundamental right of parents to raise their children as they see fit has recruited over 110 co-sponsors in the House so far, according to the grassroots movement behind the effort. |
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ChristianPost |
8:56pm PDT |
Church Leaders Join Campaign to Raise Minimum Wage to $10 |
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Summary: More than 600 faith leaders from all 50 states have endorsed a letter calling for state and federal officials to raise the minimum wage to $10 in 2010. |
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ChristianPost |
8:55pm PDT |
Report: Some USAID-Awarded Funds 'Used for Religious Activities' |
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Summary: An audit of USAID’s Faith-Based and Community Initiatives found that some of the funds awarded by the federal development agency were “used for religious activities.” |
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BBC News |
8:48pm PDT |
Spritz of potent perfume sparks mass dizziness in Texas bank |
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Summary: Thirty people at a Texas bank call centre abandon the building after a colleague sprays strong perfume. |
